This football artist’s latest project is all about the transfer moves that might have been
Would any of these players have achieved more at another club?
Some football transfer rumours seem too good to be true, and while most never happen, some come closer to becoming reality than you might have thought.
Dave Will is a football artist currently taking some of those near misses and converting them into imagined newspaper headlines to illustrate what might have been.
Because who doesn’t love to imagine an alternative football present?
“It picked out famous moments, like Diego Maradona’s handball, and then proposed a new series of events that would have taken place if that goal hadn’t been given.
“It’s similar to why games like the Fifa titles and Football Manager are so popular,” Dave continued. “You can start to imagine a fictional world where your team manage to pull off a great transfer that could propel your side to new heights.”
A perfect example of Dave’s work is this mocked-up newspaper, wonderfully titled The Daily Football, which ponders what the back pages might have looked like had Maradona signed for Sheffield United early in his career.
“I’m sure Wayne Rooney to Chelsea, Dani Alves to Manchester City, and even Paul Pogba to Barcelona would have all turned out OK,” said Dave.
Still, it’s fun to imagine, something Dave’s Instagram posts encourage. This year the football artist is producing a series of projects on Instagram, with the Failed Football series the latest.
“People seem to be getting involved with it, and I’m getting plenty of suggestions, so that gives me great encouragement to continue!”
To follow the rest of the series, Dave’s work can be found on his Instagram page, right here.
